Customers want product numbers
Buyers ask for the footprint of what they purchase, often with little notice.
Products · Product Carbon Footprint
Product footprints with every input on record.
Define the product, its functional unit and boundary, then build the footprint from materials, allocated production energy, transport and waste — each with a stated data method and a versioned result.
Share footprints with customers knowing exactly what is inside and what is not.
The challenge
Product footprint requests outpace the data behind them
Shared inputs are hard to split
Energy and overheads serve many products; allocation choices change the answer.
Versions get lost
When a footprint is updated, the previous figure and its assumptions often disappear.
What you get
A guided footprint with a clear boundary
Guided wizard
Work through product, functional unit, period, boundary, materials, energy, transport, waste, allocation and review.
- Stages outside the chosen boundary cannot be added
- Custom boundaries require a written rationale
Materials and allocation
Import a bill of materials and allocate production energy on a basis that fits your process.
- BOM import from CSV or XLSX
- Allocation by production quantity, mass, machine hours, operating hours, revenue or a custom basis
Data method per input
Record how each input was obtained, so reviewers and customers can judge the result.
- Primary activity, supplier-specific, secondary database, average data or estimated
- Supplier product footprints can be requested through supplier data requests
Review and versioning
Move a footprint through review and finalize it. Finalized versions are locked; changes create a new version.
- Draft, submitted, in review, changes requested, approved and finalized
- Transport reused from calculated shipments is never counted twice
How it works
From product to finalized footprint
01
Define
Set the product, functional unit, period and boundary.
02
Add inputs
Import materials, allocate energy, add transport and waste.
03
Review
Check data methods and send the footprint for internal review.
04
Finalize
Lock the version you share; update later with a new version.
Framework readiness
Product footprint frameworks
Organize requirements and evidence for product-level frameworks.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
No. It is a calculated result with documented inputs, boundary and data methods. Third-party verification is performed by independent bodies.
Yes. Calculated transport activities can be used as inbound or outbound stages. Each shipment can be used once per footprint, so it is never counted twice.
Finalized versions are locked. Changes are made in a new version, so the figure you shared earlier and its assumptions remain available.
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Answer product footprint requests with confidence
Build a traceable footprint for your first product and keep every version on record.
In the first meeting, we map your data sources, priority goals and review workflow.